There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the ...

When temperatures drop suddenly, trapped water can freeze and expand, splitting trunks with a gunshot-like sound ...

In her solo show at Jessica Silverman, Rebecca Manson pushes forward with her monumental and minute explorations of nature ...

Frost cracks appear as vertical splits in the trunk of a tree and are the result of plant tissue expansion and contraction.

Some ants defend their colonies with a tactic so extreme it ends in self-destruction. This video explains how “exploding ants” rupture their own bodies to release a sticky, toxic chemical that can ...

A viral social media post shared thousands of times warned of an “exploding tree risk." But experts say the dramatic imagery ...

Is extreme cold weather exploding trees? Or are people getting dupped by AI videos shared online that appear to show trees exploding in the old.

A rumor regarding “exploding trees” has been circulating online, but experts said that is not exactly what happens to trees in cold weather.

(CNN) — John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running ...

When temperatures plunge and the air goes painfully still, people in northern forests sometimes hear a sharp crack that ...

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Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says it can be alarming to hear when a frost crack occurs, but frost cracks are generally ...